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Show VINANID Now Playing ALL REVIEWS AND SUMMARIES OF OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT ARE BY THE DAILY HERALD AND WIRE SERVICES. MOVIE QUESTIONS? E-MAIL UV@HERALDEXTRA.COM. OPENING THIS WEEK ~ AKEELAH AND THE BEE Review on 10 RV. Review on 10 UNITED 93 Review on 9 aL Africa, only cheaper and less hae ‘Showtimes daily, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. 768-2300. CONTINUING ALSO OPENING 16 BLOCKS (1 hr, 37 min, PG-13 for ‘STICK IT (1 hr, 45 min,; PG-13 also wrote this genial tale of teenage a Teprise of “Bring tt On” (though not Bendinger doesn't get into the girls’ heads as much as you'd expect. [C+] SPECIAL SCREENINGS parody-a-minute laugh-fest pokes fun at every movie that ever made you reach for a kleenex. Per the norm, the Tesulting “film” is about one-tenth as funny as it thinks it is. [C-] esa beoa iar)We some great wildemess footage in this fact-based tale of eight sled dogs who survive six months on their own in Antarctica. Nobody knows how it On,” makes her directing debut and nast herself, edies! Much like the "Scary Movie” series lampooned horror films, this EIGHT BELOW (2 hrs.; PG for some for some crude remarks) Jessica Bendinger, the writer of “Bring It entirely in a bad way). aalnlM continuous cde andsexual humor, oni butWis and co-starMos Def give the movie a jolt with engaging performances. [C] AMERICAN DREANZ (1hr, 39 min,; PG-13 for briefstrong language and some sexual references) Well acted by Dennis Quaid, Hugh Grant and SANDS OF IVO JIMA John Wayne actually happened, of course, but the movie doesn't even have any good guesses. Instead, we mostly watch, the plucky pooches' handler mope about leaving them behind. [C+] FAILURE TO LAUNCH (1 hr., 35 niin, PG-13for sexual content, partial nudity and langyage) in a plot contrivance of monument LionsGate Filrhs plays tough-minded (natch) Sgt. Stryker in this World War Il classic. 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That's a job for Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson), Disney job inte dulenjeieedbyte ak players who competed for Haskins colorless, Abit thriller a ages of 10 and 14. [B] PG-13 for crude and Javier (JR Villareal), left, and Akeelah (Keke Palmer) in the movie, “Akeelah and the Bee.” (Handout/KRT) FIREWALL (1 hr., 45 min.; PG-13 for some intense sequences Wesoaiy in the 1966 NCAA championship game. [B-] ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN (1 hr., 30 THE BENCHWARMERS (1 hr., 20 min.; 0310. LARGE FORMAT FILMS woman of his dreams after his parents hire her to lure him out of their home. Wiggy dialogue and absurd FRIENDS WITH MONEY (1 hr, 28 min,; R for. some sexual content and brief rug use) Jennifer Aniston is a bumed out from min,; PG for some mild and innuendo) The sequel to “Ice Age” felies on the same mix ofsilliness, snappy banter and the indomitable and a heartwarming story,this is an idealfilm for families. [B] THE PINK PANTHER (1 hr., 32 min,; PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language) Believe it or not, Steve Martin is the perfect actor to,succeed Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. Though the Jame story isn't likely to hold your interest, the movie has just enough Scrat that ep the ist im ppp Ashe-mammoth and a pair of rowdy possums are added to the retuning has to offer. It also has lots of lame jokes, general stupidity and a starring role for Napoleon Dynamite himself, satisfying laughs to keep you in your seat. [C+] SCARY MOVIE4 (1 hr., 23 min,; PG-13 fe ia See A Sr Jon Heder.[D] See orenak ‘humor and brieflanguage) What a CHURCH BALL (1 hr., 31 min.; PG for with sea creatures great and small, for radial issues including violence poor father to do with seven children rating) Footage from the NASA rov- ers Spirit and Opportunity paints an intimate portrait of the Red Planet. ‘Showtimes daily, 9355 S. State St, ee ane on planet. WILD SAFARI3D (40 min,; No MPAA Director Matthew O'Callaghan is winningly true to the spirit of HA. Rey's popular children’s books in this lavishly colorful adaptation. The movie doesn'tpander to adults and the simple story rolicks along with only nominalinterference from the pile of bland Jack Johnson tunes on soundtrack. [B+] DATE MOVIE (1 fr., 20 min,; PG-13 for Suge tr IS. IT HAS ALL THE MAKINGS A DISCONNECTED PRESIDENT, GHOWTONES~ SINGING OF A FINE COMEDY. TERRORISTS, ) PoP IDOL WANNABES... } eo 9002 ‘22 cliches and bad comedy.[C-] CURIOUS GEORGE (1hr, 17 min.; G) E Sandy. (801) 30¢NFO. XANGO MAMMOTH SCREEN THEATER AT THANKSGIVING POINT JOURNEY INTO AMAZING CAVES (38 min.; No MPAA rating) Professional spelunkers discover what lurks in the bowels of the Earth. ‘SHARKS 3D (42 min.; No MPAA rating) o the straight dope about one of oldest and most advanced spe- ‘Aepsinuy, ‘plesoH Aytea ROVING MARS (45 min,; No MPAA |